The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-05-21

kilns, quarries, &C., belonging to the late Johl
o. Price.
"A postoffce has been established at Sum
mervile, Baltimore county, with Mr.. David A
Akehurst as postmaster.
On Monday "spot' wheat was quoted ii
Baltimore at SO cts. per bushel, an advance o
cts since the I'd instant.
Mr. Robert Patterson, the Wayerly florist
filed with plants the flower beds in the Cour
House park on Wednesday.
Misses Annie and Urith Cockey. daughter
of Col. Chas. T. Cockey, of the Sd district, wer
registered in Geneva few days ago.
The May term of Court commenced OF
Monday last. Col. Walter S. Franklin, of the Stt
district, is foreman of the Grand Jury.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Unior
will have charge of the dining hall at the mex
fair of the County Agricultural Society.
State Senator G. BONN Slingluf, of Tow
sontown, publishes card announcing himself {
candidate for denomination to that Office.
The class confirmed by Bishop Paret, in
Trinity P. E. Church, Towsontown, Sunday morn.
ing last, numbered twenty seven persons.
A number of city officials and others paiG
visit to the Loeb Raven water works on Tues
day and were much pleased with what they saw
-Four Baltimore county school teachers tool
the civil service examinations on Thursday fol
day inspectorships in the Baltimore Custom House
while the new organ is being placed in
Trinity Church, Towsontown, the regular service;
will be held in the chapel for perhaps two Sun
days.
-"Whisky, like a misplaced hustle, makes
one Iop-sided" The wretch who said this ought
to be compelled to wear hustle all the balance Of
his days.
i. P. Hennighausen, ESQ.,, of Waverly,
has been elected member of the executive COM
mittee of the Civil Service Reform Association of
Maryland.
The Conference of the African U. NJ. P.
Church, which met at Middletown, Md, returned
Rev. E. w. Scott to the pastorate of st. James's
Church, Towsontown.
with much truth an exchange remarks that
"the man who rides on the cars every day is sat
isfied with one seat but the fellow who rides once
a year wants at least four"
The country roads about Towsontown are
now in first-class condition and there is perhaps
no place in the State where there are SO many
pretty drives as there are in this vicinity.
lewis Belt, aged 10 years, son of Mr.. John
T. Belt, of Hampden, had his right leg cut off at
York Haven, Pa, few days ago, while trying to
board train on the Northern Central road.
In his charge to the Grand Jury on Mon
day Judge Fowler spoke particularly of the Sc
crets of the jury room and admonished the men,
bers to carefully observe the law ON this subject.
The Republican Club of the Belt, having
secured quarters at No. AL First street, held its
first meeting in the new rooms on Monday night.
The club now numbers over one hundred members.
The clerks in the County Treasurers office
are now very busy receiving taxes on the levy of
1887. The discount for the present month is d
per cent and many taxpayers avail themselves OF
it.
The handsome new Masonic Temple in
Belair will be finished some time in June and al
ready the younger members of the order are max
ing arrangements for grand ball to celebrate the
event.
Mr.. Francis Way and Miss Laura w.
Jones, both of Forest Hill, Hartford county, were
married in Philadelphia on the 18th inst, by
Friends ceremony. Mr.. Way is well known
farmer.
There is some talk of extending the Balti-
more and Catonsvlle railway from the latter place
to Ellicott City, and also of using electric motors
on the line. We should like to see the project
succeed.
The strike among the lime-burners of Texas
ended on Saturday last, the employers agreeing to
the demand of the men for an advance of 25 cts.
per day in their wages. All were back at work
on Monday.
NO furnace, at Ashland, which went out
of blast on the 10Th of March, was started up
again on the 9th inst, and is turning out SPLEEN
did quality of iron. The furnace is in charge Of
Mr.. E. A. Earnshaw.
The avenue which skirts the west bank of
Loeb Raven is now in fine condition and many
pleasure-drivers are using it. The young hedge
along the bank is growing nicely and shows evil
dences of careful attention.
Hon. Jas. B. Groome, Collector of the Port
of Baltimore, has appointed Col. Joshua H. Cock
ey, of the 10th district, and Mr.. Joseph FL. Cor
SUCH of the 18th district special night inspectors
for a period of six months.
Col. Walter S. Franklin, foreman of the
present Grand Jury, has had the jurors oath
neatly printed upon a card, copies of which he
distributed among the members, with his compli-
ments. This is good idea.
Il. P. Hennighausen, Esq, of Waverly, who
is a we'll known member of the bar, will sail fol
Europe on the LIST of June. He goes abroad
partly on business and partly on pleasure, anC
will be accompanied by his wife.
Rev. W. FL. I'll. Powers rector of Trinity T
E. Church, Towsontown, has resumed the publ
cation of the Record, which is partially devoted t.
the work of the church and its needs. 1t is an in
teresting and valuable little paper.
james J. Lindsay, Esq, member of thu
bar and resident of the 18th district, is candi
date for State Senator. He has twice represented
the county in the House of Delegates and made 6
most creditable record for himself.
Among those who are said to be applicant
for the authorship of the Court, made vacant BY
the death of Washington Yellott, are ex-Judg
Richard Grason, Thomas J.. Hunter, Alfred w
Perrie, R. Edwin Hook and VIM. F. Wharton.
The stable which carried off the largest sun
at the races at Pimlico last week was that of R
W. Walden, whose winnings amounted to S3,225
Seventeen stables were represented and the tota
winnings in purses and stakes amounted to $15,
555.
The farmers meeting at the Timoniun
Fair Grounds, Wednesday, June 1st, promises tt
be an interesting event and will no doubt attract
q large crowd, as it will be in the nature of 9
basket picnic and will be pleasant social re-
union.
DIR. C. A. Rutledge, who bought the ole
Rogers property, at the Rocks of Deer Creek
will build another canning house this season
which will be run exclusively on tomatoes. HI
also contemplates erecting a saw mill and severa
tenant houses.
The new burglar and fre-proof vault fol
the Towson National Bank has arrived and viii
be put together in few days. 1t is an lmmens
combination of iron and steel and will be erected
upon a stone and cement foundation built ex
pressy for it.
The proceedings in the matter OF Ceda
avenue were ratified by the County Commission.
ers on Tuesday. This avenue will be sixty Zee
in width and will extend from Mount Royal ave
nue., in Druid Hill Park, through Hampden t.
Merryman's lane.
The Maryland Central railroad authorize
would contribute very much to the comfort Oh III
patrons of the road if they would place waite
cooler in the station at Boundary avenue. WIN,
they have failed to do so is something that it i
difficult to understand.
Mrs e. G. Bender and daughter, and Mr.
Charles Lightner and wife, of York, Pa, are Wis
iting Capt. and Mrs. Herman, of the Sheppard
Asylum. Mr.. and Mrs. Lightner drove down from
York in their carriage ON Wednesday, and enjoyed
the trip very much.
"A number of Baltimore business men, pa
irons of the Maryland Central railroad, held
meeting on Monday to consider the high rates o
fare and heavy freight charges on that road. W.
have not learned what was done further than tina
an effort is to be made for relief
Two ladies of the original Ellicott family
after whom Ellicott City took its name, paid {
visit to that place last week and under the guild
ance of Mr.. Chas. L. Hartley, visited the oil
Friends burial ground, where the remains o
many of their ancestors are inferred.
a petition was filed with the County Com
missioners on Wednesday, asking for the altering
and widening of the avenue or road leading from
Homeland avenue, opposite the residence Of Mr.
Joseph W. Jenkins, Jr, to Lake Roland. Messrs
Chas. B. MCLEAN, VIM. s. Cowley and M. Nc
Govern were appointed examiners to look into thu
matter.